DSI Takes Up Suthep Land Case, Plus Others

[oldsailor35]

Some background information including why Sutheps name has been mentioned. As this case is still being pursued it appears that Suthep hasn't come up with the title deeds as promised otherwise this matter would have been cleared up to everyones satisfaction. Now, nearly two years later, the case has been taken from the NACC and handed over to the DSI to investigate.

Legal warning over Koh Samui land claims

By The Nation

Published on June 14, 2010

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday he would file a libel suit against Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan for saying a mob had been arranged to block the Opposition party from going into a plot of land his son owns in Koh Samui.

He said his son Taen had already checked before buying to determine if the land had lawful title deeds and had owned the block since 2001. There had been attempts to scrutinise land ownership twice by the Pheu Thai Party.

Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said the Opposition team appointed to check on ownership of the block was followed by a motorcycle taxi gang from Samui airport and was threatened they would face a charge of illegal invasion if they entered Taen's land.

He said the incident happened despite the fact the party sought cooperation from Deputy Interior Minister Taworn Senniam to check on the land. A mob had been mobilisation by local community radio stations to get people from Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani's Muang District to block the team

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Prompong said an initial inspection found that the 60-rai plot was located more than 200 metres above mean sea level, which meant land title deeds could not be issued. He said a 25-rai plot bordering Taen's land belonging to Thoop Poopaiboon, who also did not have a land title deed.

He said the Opposition team was threatened that their hotel would be burnt down, which forced them to sneak out of the hotel to stay somewhere else.

A two-metre deep hole had also been dug on the road towards Taen's land to prevent the team's vehicles from getting to the plot.

He called on PM Abhisit Vejjajiva to revoke the land ownership, saying the Opposition believed the case was similar to land owned" by former PM Surayud Chulanont at Khao Yai Thiang.

He claimed Suthep used his son as nominee to own the land. If Abhisit failed to take legal action, the party would will file a complaint with the National Counter Corruption Commission to take the PM to task.

http://www.nationmul...s-30131494.html

PM: land bill violators subject to prosecution

BANGKOK, 26 June 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva vows to comply with the law in case of land policy scandals involving Democrat executives.

Mr Tan Thaugsuban, the son of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban was accused by the opposition Pheu Thai Party of obtaining illegal issuance of title deeds on Ko Samui. To counter the accusation, Mr Suthep claimed that the land was possessed legitimately. Related documents will be presented as evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) whenever requested.

http://thainews.prd....id=255306260027

How old is Taen and how did he accumulate all the money to buy and develop this land ?

[backtonormal]

I am about to wet my shorts...do what he did to others deemed of breaking the law. Open up a 'live fire zone' and give him home made rockets to defend himself as he trys to cross it. We are building to a Thaksin amnesty as all the opposition are singled out for crimes. Dont say its is son, the father may have used his authority to abuse the law.

[backtonormal]

Suthep was found innocent by Mark government.

This is another scam set up by Thaksin to discredit Mark's government members.

Suthep found not guilty by another criminal... like that one. Still waiting for who gave the orders, what were they and were they carried out. If not who broke them. Maybe Suthep can get Mark off that one

Edited March 27, 2012 by backtonormal

[h90]

There were quite a few reported illegal land deals during the TRT period allegedly involving high ranking TRT party members,, perhaps that is what CalgaryII is referring to.

Pretty sure those people never got prosecuted either and it would be good to see if their names were also on the list of illegal land deals being investigated.

If you travel to the best places and speak with the people, you'll hear about thousands of cases. Large resorts without documents, bought islands, national park officers threatened with dead etc etc

Of course not all TRT....across the political and influential family spectrum....

Basically nothing is happening.

If we're going offtopic from the op, how much resort land/property is owned by the military? And if so, why? I bet there aren't too many posters wanting to discuss this thorny subject. Far easier to slag off the politicians.

Well military owned is state owned. Depends on how they use it. In most countries the military owns large places to exercise, for recreational purposes or just for future use.

Another thing is that many high ranking military have a lot own land.....

[AleG]

Suthep was found innocent by Mark government.

This is another scam set up by Thaksin to discredit Mark's government members.

so funny - so the deputy PM from Marks government MUST be innocent! I mean there is no bias right? if he has nothing to hide let it all come out in the open right?

You must know that you are replying to a troll post by a troll poster.

[kruangfaifar]

Deeds are produced for a plot of land bigger than the actual plot which is on land too steep to be privately owned. ( and presumably not so easy to build on). Land encroachment. What's the angle? What is the scandal? Or is it just a lame way of associating a politician's name with a DSI investigation?

[phiphidon]

Deeds are produced for a plot of land bigger than the actual plot which is on land too steep to be privately owned. ( and presumably not so easy to build on). Land encroachment. What's the angle? What is the scandal? Or is it just a lame way of associating a politician's name with a DSI investigation?

May I suggest reading the thread.Most of the answers are there,for the rest use a search engine.

[WackySomchai]

Deeds are produced for a plot of land bigger than the actual plot which is on land too steep to be privately owned. ( and presumably not so easy to build on). Land encroachment. What's the angle? What is the scandal? Or is it just a lame way of associating a politician's name with a DSI investigation?

May I suggest reading the thread.Most of the answers are there,for the rest use a search engine.

The only name showing up when searching for land scams and corruption in Thailand is the fugitive in Dubai ...

[h90]

Suthep was found innocent by Mark government.

This is another scam set up by Thaksin to discredit Mark's government members.

in the south it is well known what Suthep has done. Shame on the democrats that they don't clear their own cases.....

[MaiChai]

Can't we just assume all Thai politicians are in it for the money and not for serving the people? Seems pretty clear to me that they are all as bad as each other.

[mca]

Deeds are produced for a plot of land bigger than the actual plot which is on land too steep to be privately owned. ( and presumably not so easy to build on). Land encroachment. What's the angle? What is the scandal? Or is it just a lame way of associating a politician's name with a DSI investigation?

May I suggest reading the thread.Most of the answers are there,for the rest use a search engine.

The only name showing up when searching for land scams and corruption in Thailand is the fugitive in Dubai ...

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/10/politics/politics_30048446.php

[oldsailor35]

Calgaryll..........But what you don't seem to realize is that Khun Suthep is enmeshed in quite a few shady land deals from his time in power. Do you know that it was his job to distribute a heap of government land titles to poor farmers.

ELEVEN of those blocks of southern farm land went to RICH families............swallow that one Calgaryll.

Edited April 5, 2012 by oldsailor35

[prefabs]

Suthep was found innocent by Mark government.

This is another scam set up by Thaksin to discredit Mark's government members.

Suthep found not guilty by another criminal... like that one. Still waiting for who gave the orders, what were they and were they carried out. If not who broke them. Maybe Suthep can get Mark off that one

Didn't know Abhisit had been in court and found guilty. Must be having these senior moments again